A Big Lake man accused of operating an illegal
guide business faces seven charges in Aniak District Court.

Alaska State Troopers said Kenneth R. ''Randy''
Jones, 49, owner and operator of Alaskan Explorers and Fishermen, was not a
licensed guide or air taxi operator but used the Internet to promote his guided
fishing trips and big game hunts for moose, caribou and black bear. He was also
charged with assisting a client in killing a moose on the same day he was airborne
and possessing antlers without edible meat, troopers said.

Troopers said Jones flew an Arizona man to the Amos
Lakes area on Sept. 20, and the hunter killed and harvested a moose on the same
day.

Troopers began investigating when a registered guide
at a nearby lodge reported seeing Jones' plane circle the area five times before
landing, according to a charging document. In less than two hours, the witness
said, he heard three distinct rifle shots.

That witness and another also videotaped Jones'
plane on the ground that day in the Amos Lakes area, prosecutors said in the
charging document.

It is common for other hunters to report those kinds
of violations, said Lt. Franco D'Angelo, head of the Alaska State Troopers'
Wildlife Investigations Bureau.

Troopers contacted the Arizona man on Sept. 21.
He said he had learned of Jones' business on the Internet and was paying $2,000
for his services, according to the court document. He also said he had been
at Amos Lakes for two days before he shot the moose.

Jones told troopers he'd flown the hunter into the
area on the same day the moose was shot, and that he'd confronted the hunter
about killing the moose and told him it was illegal, the charging document said.
He also said the man was a friend and not a client.

Jones was also charged with providing transportation
to a big game hunter, unlawful possession and transportation of game, possession
of antlers without edible meat, and wanton waste, troopers said.

''This year we have concentrated pretty heavily
on unlicensed guides,'' D'Angelo said. ''It is a big problem, this illegal guiding.''

Update 11/20/08:
Jones (Case # 4AK-00-00017CR) was arraignment at the Aniak Courthouse and originally
entered a not guilty plea. On 9/22/08: Jones was fined $20,000 -
he had previously changed his plea to guilty. The Judge suspended $10,000
and Jones paid the fine on 9/15/08. On 10/23/08 a petition to revoke Jones'
probation was entered with the Aniak Court. The petition to revoke probation
was dismissed by the prosecutor. Jones case was reopened and on 10/24/08
Judge David H. Woodmancy issued a summons for Jones. Jones was put on
continued probation on 11/7/08 and on 11/20/08 a guilty plea was entered after
the arraignment. Jones was fined $46,000.00.